gssbsecretariat@globalreporting.org

Item 02 – GRI Sector Standard
Project for Financial Services –Proposed members for Banking
Technical Committee
For GSSB approval
Date

6 July 2023

Meeting

20 July 2023

ProjectSector Standard Project for Financial Services

Description

The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has identified the GRI Sector
Standards for Financial Services as a priority project. The proposal was approvedin the GSSB meeting of February 2023. This paper presents the list of nominatedmembers of the banking technical committee for information and approval by theGSSB.

This document has been prepared by the GRI Standards Division and is made available to observers
at meetings of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB). It does not represent an official
position of the GSSB. Board positions are set out in the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards. The
GSSB is the independent standard setting body of GRI. For more information visit
www.globalreporting.org.

© GRI 2023

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Background ...................................................................................................................................... 3

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Selection process and criteria .......................................................................................................... 33.

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1. Background

2The GSSB approved the project proposal for the GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services

3in its meeting on 16 February 2023. This project will see the development of three Sector Standards:

4banking, insurance, and capital markets. In line with the GSSB’s Due Process Protocol, the GSSB

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confirmed its intention to form three multi-stakeholder technical committees to provide technical6

advice for developing the Sector Standards for banking, insurance, and capital markets. The three

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technical committees will benefit from one another through the cross-sector exchange that will take8place at various points throughout the project.

9The GRI Standards Division prepared the Terms of Reference for the technical committees and

10provided these to the GSSB with the project proposal in February 2023.

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This document presents the proposed banking technical committee composition for information and12

approval by the GSSB. All the nominated members have confirmed their availability and interest in

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participating in the technical committee.

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2. Selection process and criteria

15In line with the due process protocol, technical committee (TC) members are appointed by the GSSB

16and should reflect a balance of multi-stakeholder constituencies. The TC will aim to have at least one

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person drawn from each constituency on which the membership of the GSSB is based: business18

enterprise, civil society, investment institution, labor, and mediating institution.

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The principal criteria for selecting TC members are relevant knowledge and experience relating to the20banking sector and its role in sustainable development. In addition, the Standards Division will also

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consider the following:

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Adequate knowledge of all parts of the banking sector, including commercial, retail, andinvestment banking

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Expertise in sustainability reporting in the banking sector

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Expert knowledge of the impacts of the banking sector: economic, environmental, and social

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The proposed TC membership includes 13 members across the following constituencies:

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Business enterprise: six candidates

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Civil society: one candidate

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Investment institutions: two candidates

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Mediating institutions: three candidates

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Labor: one candidate

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Geographical distribution of membership, gender, and cultural diversity are also considerations. The

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proposed TC composition has a strong representation from the North American and European

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regions, and representation from the African, Asian, and Latin American regions.

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In line with the due process protocol, the technical committee will report to the GSSB and seek

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guidance and advice whenever required to advance the revision project or when they cannot reach a37

consensus. When the technical committee is satisfied with a proposed draft Sector Standard ready for

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public consultation, the draft is presented to the GSSB for approval.

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3. Proposed banking technical committee composition

40Table 1. Proposed banking technical committee composition#TitleOrganization

Constituency

Region1

Head ofSustainability

Access BankBusinessAfrica

Extract of background and experience••••2

ChiefSustainability
Officer

DBS BankBusinessAsia••••

3

Sustainability
Publication
ManagerUBS

BusinessEurope••

25 years of experience across various industries including
manufacturing, media, development, and the financial sector.
Led the establishment of the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles,
now adopted by all Nigerian operating banks including the Central Bankof Nigeria.
Appointed expert to the S&P Global Sustainable Finance ScientificCouncil.
Served on several global business, finance and sustainability councils
like United Nations Women Empowerment Principles Leader Group.
12 years experience in various roles at Deutsche Bank AG andUniCredit Group, across Europe, the US and Asia Pacific.
10 years experience in Sustainable Finance and Global Capital Markets
at ING.
Represents DBS across global and regional working groups like theWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and a postgraduate degree insustainability and is a CFA charter holder.
20 years experience in the finance sectors at Deutsche Bank, Societe
Generale and UBS
Joined the HR and Finance departments at UBS in 2015, before thecurrent role in the Group Sustainability and Impact Team in 2022.

This document has been prepared by the GRI Standards Division and is made available to observers at meetings of the Global Sustainability Standards
Board (GSSB). It does not represent an official position of the GSSB. Board positions are set out in the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards. The GSSB isthe independent standard setting body of GRI. For more information visit www.globalreporting.org.

© GRI 2023

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Climate &Policy Advisory
ManagerNatwestGroup

BusinessEurope•••

5ESG HeadCitibanmex

BusinessLatin
America••••6

Manager
Accountability
ReportingVancity

BusinessNorthAmerica•••

Currently involved in supporting the coordination of sustainability
disclosures, limited assurance and running the GRI-based materiality
assessment for UBS.
Regularly liaises with internal and external stakeholders.
Over 20 years experience in financial services, starting in consumer andSME banking.
Dedicated career in the management of critical and high-profileprudential regulatory documents – requiring interpretation of complex
legislation into practical actions, effective collaboration andcommunication between technical specialists, regulatory bodies andbusiness leaders to reach consensus on regulatory developments thatcan be practically applied.
Current role involves representing NatWest Group bank in industry
groups and consultations, providing the bank with a voice to thedevelopment of sustainability disclosure regulations and standards.
15 years experience in the banking sector
Currently responsible for ensuring ESG Corporate Citizenship Strategyaligns with the SDGs; corporate transparency including GRI, SASB andTCFD; environmental and climate risk management; sustainable financial
strategies and employee engagement with communities across thecountry through corporate volunteering.
Previous worked with Comportamos Banco in the Finance department
across different roles including Investor Relations, Financing andInternational Finance Strategy.
Holds a master's degree in Development Planning and Management anda bachelor's degree in Financial Management.
Over 20 years experience with sustainability reporting, currently
responsible for reporting at Vancity.
Supported the development of GRI standards as a member of the GRI’s
G4 Disclosure on Management Approach working group andparticipated in the group that developed the Financial Services Sector
Supplement.
Member of the 2022 UNEP-FI Principles for Responsible Banking
Reporting working group in charge of revising the PRB reporting
template.

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7SeniorManager of
Sustainable
Finance

WWF South
AfricaCivil Society

Africa••••8Assosciate
Director,
Stewardship
Services

Sustainalytics

Investor

NorthAmerica••••9Managing
Director &Head of
StewardshipandEngagement

BostonCommonAssetInvestor

NorthAmerica•••Part of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values’ Impact Metrics
Community of Practice for several years and was also involved in thedevelopment of the Integrated Reporting Framework.
Previously consulted in the field of corporate social responsibility andserved in Canada’s diplomatic corps.
10+ years experience in sustainability and finance in the banking sector.
Leads the WWF SA 2025 Strategy with a sustainable finance team thatworks with various finance sector partners on Research and Green
Financial Solutions.
6 years experience as an Agricultural Economist focused on commercialand small scale agriculture.
Author of various WWF publications.
Current role involves managing and leading a Stewardship Services teamat Sustainalytics.
Subject-matter expert on business ethics issues (anti-money laundering,bribery & corruption prevention, whistleblower mechanisms, antitrust,fraud, and consumer rights), product governance and ESG integration.
Also engages with major beef, soy, and palm oil producers ondeforestation, community land rights and human rights.
Previously led the Financial Services Research team at Sustainalytics,
which is responsible for issuing ESG Risk Ratings on public companies.
Involved in developing the ESG Risk Rating methodology for the financesectors.
Possesses extensive experience in equity research and covered severalsectors.
Over 30 years experience working in the responsible investment industry
for and has 20 years of experience in global responsible investing.
Serves/has served on various boards and initiatives: Global Network
Initiative (GNI), Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), theAccess to Nutrition Foundation, Advisory Council for the Investor Alliancefor Human Rights, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)Natural Capital Committee
Member of the PCAF Core Team which in 2020 developed a global
standard for carbon accounting for six asset classes.

Page 7 of 9••10Deputy
Director forStandards

Shift ProjectMediatingEurope•
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Implementation
Guidance LeadPrinciples ofResponsible
Banking

MediatingInstitutionEurope•••

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Head of
Sustainable
Finance
Division

National Bankof Georgia

MediatingInstitutionEurope•••

Led a multi-year global investor engagement between 2014-2020‘Banking on a low Carbon Future’ that benchmarked the performance of
60 banks on climate risk, strategy, and funding climate adaption andmitigation.
Oversees Boston Common Asset’s commitments to the Net Zero AssetManagers initiative, Finance Sector Deforestation Action, and theFinance for Biodiversity Pledge and is involved in collaborative forums toimprove the financial sector’s human rights and climate actions such as
CDP. Ceres, ICCR, and ShareAction.
Current focus on mandatory due diligence and reporting regulations andsupporting wider engagements with companies and financial institutions
in relation to regulatory developments.
Previously at the Dutch bank ABN AMBRO and was responsible for thecoordination of the bank’s human rights program, including representing
ABN AMBRO in the Dutch Banking Sector Agreement on Human Rights
and co-authoring ABN AMRO’s Human Rights Report, following the UN
Guiding Principles Reporting Framework.
Previously worked as a Policy Advisor in the Dutch parliament, advisingon corporate responsiblity for human rights, and as a Public Affairs
Advisor to the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
Leading a team of experts developing guidance materials for target
setting under the umbrella framework of the Principles of Responsible
Banking (PRB).
Joined UNEP FI in 2020 and led the process to publish the firstCollective Progress Report of the PRB signatories (including thedevelopment of indicators to measure progress).
Previously worked in sustainability management in both banking andinsurance sectors.
12 years experience working at the National Bank of Georgia, holding
various positions during this time, including leading the development of
the bank’s sustainable Finance Framework since 2017.
Member of various working groups, including the Climate FinanceWorking Group under Georgia's Climate Change Council.
Currently a Ph.D candidate working on incorporating ESG considerations
into the macro-financial analysis.

Page 8 of 913Senior
Coordinator for
the Financesector

UNI GlobalUnion

LaborEurope•••

Currently coordinates the finance sector activities in a range of areas
including Tripartite Dialogue with the ILO and negotiations with financemultinationals to conclude and implement Global Agreements.
Works with affiliates representing both bank and insurance workers, toensure national and regional expertise is integrated in all relevant forums.
Responsible for managing campaigns to build bargaining power for
finance workers in the MENA, Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia regions,increasing UNI Finance’s political influence through shaping regulationand influencing regional and global decision-making bodies, andencouraging more affiliate engagement in terms of the changing natureof the labour market, and the participation of youth and women.

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